Princeton, NJ -- Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor, Elaine L. Chao sent a message to speakers and attendees of Emerging Information Technology Conference.

Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor, Elaine L. Chao wrote a message to speakers and attendees of Emerging Information Technology Conference (EITC 2002), the letter was presented by her representative in this region, Ms. Angelica O. Tang in the EITC Luncheon Brown Bag Talks.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
Wei-hsing Wang, Ph.D.
EITC Coordinator and Local Management
President of NicheUSA, L.L.C.
(609) 688 9364
PR@NicheUSA.com

Princeton, NJ -- Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor, Elaine L. Chao sent a message to speakers and attendees of Emerging Information Technology Conference.

Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor, Elaine L. Chao wrote a message to speakers and attendees of Emerging Information Technology Conference (EITC 2002), the letter was presented by her representative in this region, Ms. Angelica O. Tang in the EITC Luncheon Brown Bag Talks.

"Our ancestors' dreams inspired them to cross a wide ocean in search of opportunity and prosperity. As the EITC so admirably represents, more and more Chinese Americans are taking their rightful place in this country's science and engineering professions, combining their individual talents with the rich cultural values of family and education. I am pleased to share with you that since taking office, President George W. Bush has demonstrated his commitment to our community by naming more than 90 Asian Pacific American appointees. Nineteen of these positions are Presidential appointments requiring Senate confirmation including, for the first time in our nation's history, two Asian Pacific Americans to the Cabinet. I am also pleased that at the U.S. Department of Labor, I have appointed the highest number of Asian Pacific Americans to top leadership positions. My team and I have launched a number of initiatives, ranging from small business development to training grants, to assist the growing Asian Pacific American community," Secretary Chao said in her letter.

Ms. Tang presented Secretary Chao's letter to EITC Conference Program Chair, Dr. Mow S. Lin of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Ms. Tang was also greeted by Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis L. Marchand, and EITC Conference co-chairs, Dr. Chun-Yen Chang, Professor and President of National Chiao Tung University, and Dr. Sun-Yuan Kung, Professor of Princeton University, as well as the EITC speakers and attendees.

The 2002 Emerging Information Technology Conference was held on November 1-2 at Friend Center, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. The EITC is held once a year to facilitate information exchange among professionals from the Pacific Rim and North America on emerging information technologies including nanotechnology, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), system-on-chip (SoC), and bioinformatics.

For additional information, contact:
Wei-hsing Wang, Ph.D.
EITC Coordinator and Local Management
President of NicheUSA, L.L.C.
(609) 688 9364
PR@NicheUSA.com

There are four main subjects for EITC 2002, introduction to each subject are posted at these places: Bioinformatics (http://www.eitc.org/bio.html) , MEMS (http://www.eitc.org/mems.html), Nanotechnology (http://www.eitc.org/nano.html), Systems on Chip (http://www.eitc.org/systems.html), and the detail program is here (http://www.eitc.org/program.html).

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